Kresta in the Afternoon

Advent is officially underway, and it’s a great opportunity for us to grow in our relationship with Jesus. The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God. We’ll explore them with Brant Pitre.

Gambling. Alcohol. Food. Narcotics. Pornography. We probably all know someone who struggles with an addiction to these or another substance. Scott Weeman is no exception. His struggles with alcohol and his subsequent healing led him to found Catholic in Recovery, the final winner of the 2021 OSV Challenge. Scott joins us.

On this date in 1980, Dorothy Day died. She’s one of America’s preeminent Catholic social activists. Terrence Wright joins us with a look at her radical response to Christ’s love and how she overcame an abortion and a suicide attempt to become a messenger of mercy.

Peter Jackson has released a new massive documentary series exploring the Beatles and the development of their album Let it Be. Media reviewers have fawned over it - but what does it actually tell us about reality? Al discusses.

For the Hebrew people, the temple was the center of the universe. God revealed Himself through the temple, the priesthood and the covenants. Steven Smith takes us on a deep dive through the Old and New Testaments, exploring the priesthood and God's covenant with His people.

The late Fr Paul Mankowski wrote with a unique wit, a singular breadth of learning, and a penetrating insight into the challenges of Catholic life in the postmodern world. He suffered for his convictions but never lost hope in the renewal of Catholicism, and the truth of what the Church proposed to the world. We examine his legacy with George Weigel.

Do you see your work as simply a job – or does it change who you are as a person on mission? Al discusses

The Pilgrims' celebration of the first Thanksgiving is a keystone of America's national and spiritual identity. But is what we've been taught about them or their harvest feast what actually happened? And if not, what difference does it make? We talk with Robert Tracy McKenzie

Thanksgiving is a time for us to reflect on the benefits God has given us. And studies have shown that there are many psychological benefits to being grateful. We take a closer look with Greg Popcak.

Kresta Comments: Washington’s Thanksgiving Address